Author : Eric Sawford
Publisher : Alan Sutton Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780750913133
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (131 download)
Book Synopsis Steam Locomotives 1955: 40000-59999 London, the Midlands, North Wales, and Western Scotland by : Eric Sawford
Download or read book Steam Locomotives 1955: 40000-59999 London, the Midlands, North Wales, and Western Scotland written by Eric Sawford and published by Alan Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of photographs shows the area once served by the London, Midland and Scottish Regions railway during the landmark year of 1955, when many interesting locomotives were still to be found on duty in a wide variety of wheel arrangements. As well as England's capital city, it covers the Midlands, a large part of the north of England and the west of Scotland, and the busy railway centres of Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Perth and Inverness. Among the different locomotives to be found in the area were the ex-LNWR 0-8-0 heavy goods engines, with their distinctive wheezing and whistling sounds, and the popular 'Cauliflowers', which though rebuilt with Belpaire boilers and still ruggedly powerful were soon to disappear from use. Often rarities could be found on shunting duty, including Webb's 'Special Tanks', and the 0-6-0 'Coal Engines' at Crewe, while the famous 'Midland Compounds' were still employed on main line duties. There were notable survivors north of the border too, including the Drummond 'Standard Goods', with their stovepipe chimneys, and Caledonian 'Pugs' 0-4-0Ts, some of which dated back to 1885. Each class is represented, with in some cases nameplate pictures as well as photographs of the locomotives in action. The text provides full technical details, allocations and duties performed, and important points on design and special workings.
